Pearson Boats - Common Systems > Plumbing and Galley Systems
Holding Tank
Dolce_Vita:
--- Quote from: Sea Haven on November 18, 2014, 02:02:10 PM ---...I unload the compost at the end of the season which gives me pretty flowers in the spring. ...
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Don't think I could get away with that. This season we spent a total of 20 nights aboard,
with anywhere from 2 to 4 people. A total of 47 people-nights for the season. I suspect
that's a LOT of compost!
selene:
Okay Scott - sorry for the delay - here are some shots of the (I assume) factory installation from 1980.
Some of the plumbing is behind the storage unit on the stbd side - as I recall the vented loop, vent, and link up to the pumpout. As we're just getting ready for a few days cruise it's full right now - and no time to disassemble!
I also took a shot under the tank so you can see the basic wooden platform which support it; quite a lot of wasted space, as you wouldn't want to store anything underneath - despite my best efforts the smell lingers...
I hope this helps. Ask specific questions and I (or some more knowledgeable person) will see what we can do - but perhaps this is a starting point.
Scott:
Thanks for the photos and replies. Now I have to decide if I want to install the traditional holding tank or go with the composting toilet. Can anyone comment on the composting toilet for an extended live aboard situation such as a winter in the caribbean?
selene:
You may want to post the question on a bigger generic forum such as Sailnet (www.sailnet.com) or a cruising forum such as cruisersforum.com. Lots of sailors from lots of different boats - a bigger experience pool. And I would bet somebody living cruising in the Caribbean would have an answer for you!
Having said that, lots of sailors means lots of advice - in general all very authoritative and in general all very contradictory!
Dolce_Vita:
--- Quote from: selene on November 24, 2014, 08:18:09 PM ---... As we're just getting ready for a few days cruise it's full right now ...
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Go ahead, rub it in! ;)
Been winterized for 2 weeks already, and we've already had several evenings below freezing.
Forecast is for snow tonight!
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